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adjectiveClear, sharp, and perceptive in thought or expression.
Sharply perceptive
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Clear all filtersClear, sharp, and perceptive in thought or expression.
Sharply perceptive
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Required as a duty or responsibility.
Required as a duty
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Not connected with or useful to the matter being considered.
Not bearing on the matter
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A particular point in time, especially one requiring a decision.
Casual or informal in manner, sometimes to the point of seeming dismissive.
Casual or insufficiently considered
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The process of noticing or understanding something, or the resulting view or interpretation.
Awareness or interpretation
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Relevant to the subject or situation.
A statement or assumption on which an argument is based.
To summarize the main points of something.
To express disappointment or blame for someone's behavior.
Either annual point when the Sun reaches its greatest apparent northern or southern position relative to the equator.
Annual solar turning point
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Expressed clearly in few words.
More than is needed or serving no useful purpose.
Promoting a particular viewpoint through a strongly biased presentation.
Brevity of expression, sometimes to the point of abruptness.
A point or level at which something begins or changes; also the entrance to a place.
Point of beginning or change
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A standard used to judge the quality or validity of something.
Overused to the point of losing interest or force.
To emphasize the significance of something.
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